How to Pack your Clothing Efficiently - Army Roll Method
2016 ж. 25 Қаз.
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Learn how to pack your clothing for any adventure or travel with efficiency! The army roll will save you more space in your pack or luggage thank you think!
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Little extra tip from a soldier, you can increase the efficiency by rolling a pair of socks and underwear in the shirt. That way you will have a day’s set of clothing in one roll instead of having a separate sock roll, underwear roll, etc. Simply lay the pair of socks and underwear flat on the shirt prior to you folding the shirt, then proceed as usual. You’re left with one roll of a day’s set. Less you have to think about or keep track of. Just grab and go. It works well for me in the field, especially when it’s dark and you can’t see in your bag. You don’t have to rummage around a bag feeling for different types of rolls. One roll to grab.
Great advice Chris, thank you for sharing this with us!
Thank you for sharing, and for your service sir!
Damn, that's awesome, I would have never thought of that. I love how efficient the army is.
Yes, that’s my son had taught me as well! Great tip! Thank you for your service!
Thats what I do when I pack for biking trips. Also its so much more convenient to have a single roll when you head for the public shower...
Instructions Unclear: Enrolled in the Army
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Im weak 😂
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My now retired Air Force Uncle taught me this when I was 10, 15 yrs later I took a 10 day trip to Turkey and I was the only one who did not check a bag. 2 bags 10 days worth of close and even brought back a few souvenirs. No waiting in line at baggage claim.
It's annoying when you still have to wait for everyone else before you can leave the airport though XD
Close = Clothes
I had 2 bags, but one was only for dirty clothes and lasted 2 months off of it. I had to go on a sudden road trip due to a family emergency
@@nomsterdude 2 months?? That’s a lot
If rick astley did this, it would be a rick roll
If you did this with bread...
I hate you
@@stevehay964 if a roll did this...
😅 bazinga! 👍
People read and the world death rate increases by 10%
This method is so efficient that you will miss the entire trip just trying to roll every garment.
KungFury 😂😂
Lol.
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I usually just roll it without folding it. Roll it, toss it, forget it.
Best comment so far!
Also, like another one said, former soldier here,... roll shirt, socks and underwear together AND put them in a zip lock bag, get all the air out and can fit alot more as well. Also keeps your clothes dried
thank you for your service!
I do this when traveling, learned from my hubby who's active duty army🙂.
I remember my 1SG taught me the ziplock bag trick lol
Now that zip lock bag tip is genius !!! Thank you for your service !
And of course, ladies(or men I dont judge), add a bra lol.
How do we roll shoes?
bat baths SKKSKS TRUE
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Wear them
Vibrams make the Furoshiki that can also roll tight.
With a lot of enthusiasm
One more tipp: If youre packing shoes, put small clothes in them, for example socks. This will save some space and will sustain the form of the shoe.
Никита Иванюк Smart!! my shoes always go flat
That is a good tip 👍🏻
My crocs: "dont you dare"
My shoes stink like shit
@@peytonmoseley105 Then don't pack them without putting them in a plastic bag...or wear them on your trip and leave them out.
Pro tip from a experienced traveler. Put a portable baggage scale in your luggage. The roll method is so efficient that you’ll easily exceed checked baggage weight. (Usually about 50 lbs. per bag). Load your baggage up to about 46-47 lbs. as not all airport scales are calibrated the same. Also, slip a simple canvas duffel bag into your luggage somewhere. If you exceed your weight, or pick up more souvenirs than expected, you can dump the extra into the duffel. A second bag will usually cost you $50 to check. Where as a over weight bag can cost as much as $250 depending on the airline. Happy travels 😃
Wow, who would have thought, you're definitely right about the weight !
Damn. Now I just want to roll up stuff even though I'm not about to go anywhere.
I roll my t-shirts even at home. Takes less space, fits in a drawer no problem, easy to find.
@@greenicerebbel Does it stretch badly when you store it for a longer time?
@@SapphFire If you roll them real tight, kinda. Roll it a bit loose and will stay like that no problem.
@@greenicerebbel Okay, that's nice.
I'm definitelly doing this too, we are running out of space
Depending on the material of your clothes and how tight you roll it, this could stretch your clothes. Just a warning. Also you can roll your shirt, socks, underwear, and shorts into one roll so you have one set altogether. It's bulkier but I find it's simpler then going through my entire bag to find socks.
Which material would you be referring to?
@@visionquest414 any that isn't elastic stretchy
You could do a roll a day like that.
hm, but tbh if you do a modified version of this should be fine I think: you don't have to roll it super tight + you don't have to do the bit with the bottom part of your pullover to make it as a pouch
**Timings** 00:00 start 00:57 T-shirt 2:22 pants 3:30 coat, shirt, jacket, blazer etc. with sleeves 04:29 underpants 04:44 socks
Александр Парфилов Thank you so much 🙏
@@jonel.fabian5134 You are welcome! This timings helped me to pack my luggage veeery compact. Hope it will help you too.
@@jeevang7853 All people are different. It's more comfortable for me, because English isn't my native.
Interesting, you learned from him first and then rolled the video for us.👍
And shirts with buttons? I think army doesn't wear shirts like that
And my mom says I waste my time on youtube....
I'm glad you got something out of it;)
Lol!
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@@Jays81305girl that's a good boy. Thank God for useful information. Thanks Jesus Christ to learn how to walk a new life
She's right because you don't need to know all of this to sit on your ass whole day and 'waste time on KZhead'
Instructions unclear, rolled my table
Take it with you
@Neki Not unless you wanted to smuggle the family cat past security. :D
Take it with you
Ahahaha buset!
No you didnt stop lying
I remember doing this shit in the army. Now I am way more efficient. I just stuff it all in and zip it up!
tommy alkatraz wtf does that mean
Ben G, it's spelled "voilà."
Something I just discovered as I was trying to roll up my super bulky coat is if your big coats have a hood, leave the hood out and don't fold it up at the bottom. Do the normal folds and roll it from the bottom to the top and when you get to the hood, you can wrap your hood around the entire thing, effectively doing the same thing as the pocket you create when you fold the bottom up
Using this method to use a backpack on a flight instead of suitcase in the hold, I'll be pissed if security want to open each roll to check for anything suspicious 😂😂
well now i'm curious, did they?
@@mayevie They didn't thankfully haha
I learned all this even faster when I wasn’t screamed at. What are the odds? 😑
Aye bruh just remember the screaming is so the dumb kids learn.
@@thedoober6002 guess I'm missing out on some screaming lol
well they might've, wrongly, thought that actions are all due to punishment avoidence
Gotta learn how to "work under pressure". You need that experience so you can think / focus & adapt. What would you rather prefer? Some guy yelling at you while you're trying to pack your clothes? Or no one yelling at you but now you're trying to un-jam your rifle while you're in a trench / fox hole while under enemy fire? Which one do you think would be more stressful? One word = "Perspective".
@@media6969 oh, I never thought about it that way. Thank you for your reply
I'm currently moving from Australia to the Netherlands and I'm having to pack my whole life into 2.5 suitcases. This video helped a lot, thank you!
When rolling my clothing I have been asked a good many questions at the border when traveling from Canada to the U.S. by border agents. I've even seen them raise eyebrows when they first open the bags to inspect, and will comment on the rolled clothing. It is amazing how much gear one can get in one bag, and nothing wrinkles.
I've had many issues with wrinkled thsirts, how do you do yours?
@@totallynuts7595yeah i also want to know lmao
If they have no wrinkles, it’s probably just different materiality of the clothing?
1994 my USMC drill instructors showed us this method to pack our seabags before graduation. Our dress uniforms had their own garments bag. Wrinkles? Well they also taught us how to use an iron and ironing board for our uniforms including our camouflage ones :) Used the rolling method to stuff my seabag full the few times I traveled around in my 4 year service.
Daniel Sayers How did you roll the ironing board?
@@badlandskid roflmao! Very carefully 😄 "This is my ironing board! There are many like it but this one is mine!"
Guess this means i have to iron any clothes packed by this method , right ?
How did you find the camouflage clothes so that you could iron then?
@@tbob8212 I remember ironing bdu's which didn't make sense but tell that to top at formation. The cheese eaters would bring them to ajjima at the cleaners to be starched. I don't think they do that anymore with these new marpats and ocp's.
Pro tip: if your shirt is of a thicker material, make that initial inner fold 2-3 inches instead of 1 inch. I'm an international student who'll be flying across countries and this video has been very useful!
I was in the military. This is a great method. Now. If you are a civilian and going on vacation have tshirts you can switch it and roll it up but don’t tuck it. Just put a rubber band around your tee shirts because the bottom of the tee will be stretched or just roll it and leave it.
is no one gonna talk about how he juggled the three rolls flawlessly?
This was so helpful, i was told in the past just to roll, i saw a ranger roll tutorial by an actual ranger which was hard to follow. I’m on a Xmas holiday in England, and with the addition of an Ugly sweater i have to reorganise my luggage (which is the smallest in the group). And this video has really helped me
I’m getting ready to go to the beach for a week and this saved. My. Life. This is an awesome video! I usually just throw everything in and have to sit on my bag to zip it shut. Not anymore!!! Thanks so much!!
Does it make your clothes wrinkly. I'm also going on a week trip and there's no iron
@@almostmybedtime People say it does not
In true Air Force style I have hotel staff pack my bags.
HaHa LOL!
LOL!!!!!!
actually they dont
Chairforce
Christopher Dotson have you ever served a day in your life?
Instruction unclear! I rolled a joint instead
Sounds to me like the instructions worked just fine 😏
I rolled my ankle while seeing this comment while walking with my phone.
Spark it!
No you didnt please stop lying
@@nobodycares1249 do you need a picture to be sure (:
I seriously have been doing this method for years with all of my clothing. Being the minimalist who owns as little clothing piece as I do. And living arrangement between two houses get me even more into it since I have to lug things around everyday in backpack and onto my next sleeping destination after my day job =)
I send this to my students every year when they start preparing to travel internationally. Very helpful.
Perfect, came across this video at the right time! My wife and I are traveling from country to country right now and till now, we've always used the inefficient folding method. This is a great upgrade :) for some more space! Thank you for this video!
Thankyou for showing this! This was genious!! I'm a lady who's going to a trip for the weekend and this made my packing and choosing a proper bag/backbag soooo much easier!
This literally helped me keep my room clean, I never wear my shirts so they just there, now they're there, but with style
I remember my son coming home, on a very sort leave, and my living room floor was covered with all his gear. Duffel off to the side. I watched the process briefly. He had a lot of crap going with him to Japan. The great mom that I am, I was briefly fascinated at the meticulous process, but passed out, and missed the finished result 🙄 I know it was all packed though.
Thanks to this video, I managed to pack everything I need for a 4-day skiing trip in a single weekender-bag. Big love
Thanks for the nostalgia 🙂 Takes me back to my first week of "Basic training". Was a civilian for many years before I gave up rolling all of my clothing. Stay well & safe ... Cheers.
The best video ! Thank you so much, Justin! Even I folded successfully skinny jeans using your method and saved a lot of storage space at home.
Very well made. Efficient and to the point no extra bs.
When rolled correctly, especially socks, they have a nice smiley face when turned upwards! 😊
Squeeze each roll further compresses for less fabric stretching. To conserve the most space in a very small backpack or bag (hikes for example) place each roll in a zip lock bag, pull and flatten roll towards the bottom of the bag while rolling towards the ziplock end and seal for maximum compression.
I've been rolling clothes for camping and hikes since childhood, but this way it looks more neat and if rolled really tight it saves up some more space which I can use for an additional can of beer, great! :D Also it doesn't roll out when unpacked, which is really convenient. Thanks for the tip.
When you think about it, it really doesn't save you any space, whether you roll or fold your clothes. Folding clothes takes up corner space in your case, but still allows more room on top to add more, where the roll takes up the space on top, but leaves more room in the case where you normally put extra clothes in any case.
Thank you so much Justin! I can't wait to try this. It's always such a pain with carry on restrictions!
This is really cool. I've done a lot of traveling and a lot of backpacking type of things and I learned early on that rolling my clothes was much better than folding but I'm definitely learning that I could have been rolling even better this whole time.
This is really great! I'm a long term traveller on my motorcycle and it saves so much space! Thanks a lot!😊
Finally I can juggle my clothes!
I'm traveling soon. These are some great tips
How did it go
thank you so much!! I'm packing for a backpacking and this took my roll packing to a new level!! Everything looks a bit smaller and easier to pack!!
I love this. You roll so neat, very detailed, and have plenty of space
After my time in the Reserves and Army, I still roll fold a lot of my undies, tee shirts, sweats etc. Soooooo, not just for packing, but also for in you dresser drawers! Like was said, easy to see what your looking for, and with the space savings, you can add more clothing items to your drawers!! Stay safe all!!!
Dude! The size of the jacket after folding! Wow!! After watching this, instead of going to bed, I decided to pack stuff differently for the trip and that worked wonders! Now I do not have to worry about the couple of things I still needed to put in the backpack :D I might be able to optimize it all a bit more. We'll see!
Headed to Alaska and you just saved me loads of space in my one check-in bag! Thank you.
so glad you got right to the point! Thanks for the tips :)
How do we roll combat boots?
DUDE thank you so much for this video, honestly! I'm going on a trip soon and lost my carry-on bag and needed to find a way to fit all my clothes into a smaller bag than my normal carry-on. Came in clutch with this video! Was able to fit my week worth of clothes in the bag plus a bit of extra room! Thank you so much!!!
Bro, I have watched these types of video countless times but for some reason yours just was the easiest to understand. Thanks for the help.
this helps me alot cause im about to pack my clothes 2 months for work really saves up space thank you❤️
I've done something like this too for trips. But I just roll them without the pouch. Out really saved space and clothes looks good
Very informative and brilliant, I've been folding my clothes very similar to that for years and now I can show this video to other people so they don't think I'm crazy LOL
😂 It doesn't matter which method you choose, whether you roll or fold your clothes, it still takes up space.
Cant believe how much more room I have in my backpack for a short 4-day trip! Great video :)
Thank you so much! I'm packing for a trek tomorrow and this video is gold!
You can save more space if you put in a vacuum-bag, it is also waterproof
Wow, used this to pack a duffel bag, saved a lot of space.
great advice, ive not been on many trips overseas but are planning a usa trip for 2yrs time for my birthday and im loving tips light this as someone who doesnt travel alot abroad. This way will allow me to pack most of my clothes in my hand luggage leaving more space in the main case :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you. So perfect for me. You are a life saver. Cause I travel so very light, that my backpack is my purse & backpack all in one.
I learned this trick before my last trip to Florida and am I glad I did! Everything fit into a small backpack and no paying for luggage or waiting around at the little conveyor belt. Easy to do!
Awesome!!
It's 12:43 am, I have to be up for work in 5 hours and here I am...
Thembisewhaat oh yeeeah wtf me too😂
Thank you for this! I was able to fit enough clothes for a 6wk trip in a carry-on!
This is brilliant! I always knew there had to be a better way to fold for maximum capacity and efficiency and thos video shows it. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks a lot! This video did the best job in describing & showing the process.
I'm glad to hear you think so! I'm glad you get the info you needed!
I roll all my clothing and towels. Saves a lot of shelf space. But I learned it in Boy Scouts. Basic roll method, no pouch fold.
excellent tips especially the jacket as usually takes up so much space . thank you
Forgot the basics, thanks for the refresher, great video! Saw some others, but they didn’t quite do the shirt correctly from what I remember, yours was much more accurate!
I need to practice this.. A lot.
For Army clothes with which to go in the woods with a bunch of men is fine, but if you care about how your clothes will look on you (and are planning to meet some women), this method will ruin the elasticity of the wasteline of your tshirts and your socks will not hold any longer after a while and will just slide down to your ankles. I'm not even going to comment on what it will do to your jacket.
I roll my socks like that every time I do laundry. I have UnderArmor socks. I don't know if that's a good brand of socks, but they haven't lost their elasticity and I've had them for well over a year. The shirt, on the other hand, I can see what you mean there. It would probably look funny, puffed out on the bottom. Probably only good for an undershirt I think.
It will also ruin the elasticity of your T-shirts. The sleeves will be wrinkled to the point where you can't iron them to make them look normal.
well, someone said it. I can't imagine doing this to fabrics with some elasthane or spandex, often used in outdoor brands like mountain hardwear, tnf, even columbia. when I travel, it's true that optimizing space is crucial, but also living in society and not wasting money in new clothes every 2 or 3 trips.
This is also my concern. Id rather just simply roll it.
@@largol33t1 cant you just not pack them quite as tight? I always roll my socks, underwear, bra inside the shirt and I've never had a problem with wrinkles. I think the key is making sure there arent any wrinkles before and as you're rolling it.
You're an absolute savior, thank you so much for the video
Packing up for JROTC camp. This is SO helpful 🙌🏼
I watched it. Took me a few times but I was able to Army Roll my backpacking clothes. Best thing I learned was that it is helpful to make the fold bigger than you think is necessary. Hopefully will help save space in my pack this summer.
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Finally KZhead recommended a useful video to me!
I work a lot out of town and I always struggled with space! sometimes having to take extra piece of luggage to accomadate everything I had to take. Long story short ur vid helped A LOT! thanks!
This is the best packing tutorial I have seen. You just saved me a lot of trouble for my upcoming beach vacation.
I am an old man and was a member of the old US ARMY. We had a barracks inspection every Friday and spent Thursday night getting ready for it. Back then we had footlockers and had our t-shirts, socks and underwear rolled up. I forget how wide it had to be, but it was the same width as a 16oz beer can. You cut off both ends, roll up the t-shirt, and then tuck in the ends in the can. The strangest thing is, you can only use the cans one time. We had to get new cans every week.
FWIW: I pack similar to this, but I use a couple of rubber bands hold each item rolled up.
Excellent and clearly explained, and thank you for sharing to the world.
Thanks, very helpful, I've always rolled my clothes in suitcase but not as good as this, will be doing it this way from now on
Best video cause you can follow along!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
This weekend I go for a hike near Bandung, this will help me a lot (if I do not fill the empty space with too much useless stuff ;-)
Awesome! I'm glad to hear it was helpful! Keep it tight! It's the worst when you realize you could have survived with way less. Better to save the back;)
Tet Roberts You know you should put that back-up I-pad in. It doesn’t weigh much, right? 😄
OMGOSH. This is AMAZING! It works for dresses, cute sweaters, and sports bras too!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! VERY INTELLIGENT METHOD TO SAVE SPACE. BRAVO!
Why does everyone being crazy about rolling their clothes to travel? I did it and the next day I'm wearing all wrinkled shirt like I was sleeping on a trash a night before.
more space. good for travel or when you’re moving.
Believe me,when I moved to my now living country I had to roll my clothes I was three days before leaving and I still had a bunch of clothes to fit in my suitcase (because I folded ) so I went on KZhead and searched for help and found this ,so I unpacked everything and rolled everything I could and everything fit! As for wrinkles ,a good way to avoid them is to make sure that when you roll you make it as flat as possible or iron your clothes before to have them even flatter
Yes, it doesnt work for formal/office shirts. You have to iron before wearing the shirts.
Army Roll your dough and you'll get a very compact bread
The Army roll is the best. I love it. Thank you
I'm gonna save so much room for my souvenirs. Thank you!
The clothes be like ‘That’s how we roll y’all’ 😀 Thanks a lot dude!!!
Thanks for this video man!! Seriously appreciate it. Your vanlife videos are all so inspiring and incredibly helpful as I begin my own van journey!! Did the army roll works well with athletic stretchy clothing but had a hard time with rolling swim trunks, doesn’t seem to hold the shape. Any tips?
Really helpful especially for thr down jackets. Thanks
Thanks dude! Great way to pack for a cheap, long weekend trip
With such a tight packing my elastic clothes would get loosen. It would become like a mopping cloth. 😁😁
Just dont roll it as tight lol. The goal is to keep it as small as possible with no wrinkles,not stretch it out
Not funny😐
@@nobodycares1249 it is funny bro.
@@ramanujpayasi nope
I guess it would be a problem for people who travel constantly, but if you are just going for vacations ones a year I don't think my clothes would suffer that much.
I'm going on a mission's trip (very first time) and I was pulling my hair out trying to pack bc I want to fit everything in my carry-on!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! this was a life saver!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I've watched so many vids on this method but have yet to see one that ever thoughly explained it as well as you did. I get it now!!lol thank so so much!!!!
Love this, will be able to get my toiletries in the same bag! Usually have a separate "bathroom" bag for toiletries and hair tools.